Resilient wheel.



A W. J. MBTTLER. RBSILIENT WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED AFR. 8, 1912.

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lprovide,` a device of this "character Will'be simple of construction 'and efficient.

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.nnsrtmnr WHEEL.

Specicatibn of Lettersatent.

Be it known that l, WiLnIAM J'.`.Mnrrnnn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of De Kalb, countyl'ot- Dekalb, and State of illinois, certain new and' useful Improvements in Resilient VVbeels, of Iv'zfhicln the', following is a specification.

My invention relates to resilient Wheels, andthe object of my improvement is'l to,v

in operation. 4 The 1nvent1on'-cons1sts 1n the combinations and arrangements otlparts yhereii'iatter y described and claimed. 1

v: The invention Will be best reference to the accompanyingl drt-.vying |forming apart of' this specification, and in `Which Figure lis van elevation of a Wheel. built in accordance Withliny invention, havin'gav portion removed, and "Fig. 2 is' a section of the same taken' on a line 2f-Q in Fig. l.. The preferred', form ci construction, as mprises a 'wheel l oit annular 'sheet proper made et two vmetal Shaving tu felly 4and edges 4.y 'tur up tot'prm asupporo ing member'andengfage a portion. ot. the' hub. A tire secured' on' the telly of said Wheel and proviched4 'with points Sto in* crease the tract-ability it' the Wheel. The annular members 3 are secured together by meansl of rivets 7.

l v A hub 8 is provided With an integrally :formed disk 9 which is provided with a turned edge 1() to engage one of the' members 3. b. the opposite endA of the hub 8 is removably secured a second disk l1y having a turned edge 12 to engage the other of said members 3. Said removably secured disk. is secured to threadednut 13. Said hub 8 is provided Wit-b. longitudinal teeth. or ribs 14 on its 'periphery. Aro-'und the hub 8 and ribs le is removably secured a vsleeve 15 formed tc -tit snugly and turnwnh said hub. A. re-

' silient annular member 16 is secured on the portion l to allow "the resilient member 16 -to be easily have 1nvented.'

understood by edges 5i vto torni a.

said hubby means 'of aA` said supporting member; a

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supporting members 4 in 'a manner that the Wheel proper will be rotated' with the hub 8. The purpose of the sleevey 15 is removed from said' hub 8 when it is so desired. Said resilient member llt'is provided l,with annular slots. 18 Vorderto allow its giving when the Wheel on itstwo sides in contacts an obstacle.' It will be readily seen that Y.the members .3 v vill .be'free to move 1-radially1in the 4guide formed by the edges `10 and 12j ofthe disks 9 and 11, also, Va second .supportmg' surface is' formed between then'supprtingedges4 and the inner gsides of the disksg?) and 11.' rThis 'will give lthe wheel/agreat resiliency land have the a'dvantagepf redulcing the Wear 4on the. re-

silient part .oi the Wheel.

YVhile I haveillustrated and described the prlepte'rred Aform ot construction for carryi- .ing my invention -into effect, this is capable ot variation and modification Without dei parting from the spirit ofthe invention. I, therefore, exact details ofconstruction set forth, but

.' desire to availmyseli ofsuch variationsand A' modifications as come Within" the scope ci' the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what l claimas ,new anddesire' to securefby Letters-.Patent,is:

1.-A Wheel comprisinga Wheel proper having a secondary#I hub; a primary hub having longitudinal ribs; a sleeve fitted to and remov'ably'secured ori-said primary hub vand its longitudinal ribs; an annularresilient member rigidly secured on said sleeve and removably secured in said' secondary hub; and'members on said primary hub to receiveend thrust from tbe Wheel. proper, substantially as described.

2. A Wheel comprising a wheel proper having its telly, spokes and supporting member formed of two like pieces of sheet metal secured together; longitudinal re cesses formed in' the supportino" lsurface of iub having longitudinal' ribs; a sleeve fitted around and removably secured onsaid hub and itslongitudinal ribs; `an annular'resilient member rigidly secured to said sleeve and removably dnot Wish to be limited to thetiti Secured in the Supporting member of said In' Wi'ness whereof f" have sgna my wheel proper auxiliar recesses in the sides 11am@ t@ this spec "ion 11:1. he presen" 0f Sid resln; member; and two disks, each j of two subscibing Wlsr" s.

having" its ume edge lextendng tmvarff ILf/ J. METTERE., the o f3.1 disk 'wded on said hub io lomsad Wheel proper, scribed( 

